"Little Jing Xiangshui Master, dare to make trouble? Reverse them! This king sent people to send 800 li to Chang'an urgently, and only 20,000 troops were needed to wipe them out at any time. Li Daozong shouted angrily.

Li Junxian persuaded: "The prince is angry. The last general thought that what Hou Ye was worried about was not the disaster of Jingxiang, but the survival of Dongting Water Village, there was a group of talents there, who would be the team of the Tang Navy in the future. ”

Li Daozong nodded, and said in a deep voice: "I heard that Master Hou said that Jingxiang Water Master and Dongting Water Village have been at odds for many years, and even Jing Xiang Water Master is suspected of raising Kou for self-respect, and this time he suddenly decided to kill Dongting Water Village, presumably for some unknown reason." ”

Li Junxian guessed: "When we passed by Dongting, Hou Ye had sent a letter to Chang'an, wanting His Majesty to investigate whether the Dongting water bandits were evil, if it was really a group of good, then when Hou Ye returned, it could be activated." ”

The last general guessed that perhaps the imperial court had sent someone to investigate. Either find out that the Dongting water bandits are really evil, and order the Jingxiang water division to suppress the bandits, then what Liu Xi said is true. Or, on the contrary, if it is found that the Dongting water bandits are good, then the trouble of Jingxiang Water Master will be big, and a large number of people will fall to the ground if they are accused of raising a Kou to self-respect and falsely report their war exploits. ”

"If that's the case, then it's possible for them to jump over the wall in a hurry and kill people."

Li Daozong stroked his palms and praised: "I'm afraid that eight or nine will not leave ten." killed the Dongting water bandits, and there is no proof of death. At that time, the loyalty, treachery, good and evil in the land of Jingxiang will not rely on the mouth of the Jingxiang water master? ”

"What now? They have been blockading the Yangtze River for a month, how long can the Dongting water bandits hold out? Let's go to Chang'an to inquire, I'm afraid it's too late. ”

"What is Master Hou's instructions?"

Li Junxian shook his head and said: "The incident happened suddenly, and the Hou Ye only judged the abnormality, and did not know the root of the other party. But in any case, the 3,000 soldiers and horses in your hands are the key, and with these 3,000 soldiers and horses, we have the possibility of interfering. Otherwise, the land of Jingxiang is full of waterways, and they can really cover the sky with one hand. ”

"Hou Ye sent the last general to chase after him to report the news, but unfortunately you crossed the river first, and the last general took a few days to catch up, Hou Ye must still be on the south bank."

Li Daozong pondered for a moment, "Before, this king deceived them with an excuse, saying that he was camping here and waiting for his daughter and son-in-law. Why don't you let Hou Ye pretend to be Zhidai and cross the river to join us first? ”

Li Junxian shook his head, "No, then the Jingxiang Water Master is too strict, once they let them pick up people, we will have no excuse to continue stationing." We are stationed here, no matter what they think, we must be cautious, it is a deterrent to them, and we must not be moved lightly, and at the same time, we can also send people to investigate the situation in many ways. ”

"Alas...... Lord Wang, let's send someone to Chang'an for help, find out everything as soon as possible, and hope that Dongting Lake can last a few more days. ”

Li Daozong nodded, "It seems that this is the only way." With the three thousand elites of this king here, they can also be invisibly contained. No matter what big things Jingxiang Shui Shi does, it is impossible to hide it from my eyes, hmph, I want to see if he Xu Datong really has the courage to make a rebellion against the court even if a group of water miscellaneous soldiers dare to rebel? ”

"If this is the case, there is no need for a military order from the imperial court, this king should personally mention these 3,000 soldiers and horses, kill the enemy camp as soon as possible, and kill the generals to quell the chaos!"

The prince is so courageous! Li Junxian said in admiration.

At this time, Li Jingheng, who had been beside him and had not intervened, spoke weakly, "Father, General Li, did you two ignore something?" In fact, the situation is not as tense as we thought. ”

Oh? How do you say that?

Li Jingheng said with a smile: "It's very simple, that Dongting water bandit can be favored by Hou Ye, or the team of the future Tang Navy, I'm afraid it won't be too weak, right?" Even stronger than Jing Xiangshuishi. ”

Li Daozong shook his head and said: "A group of water bandits, in the final analysis, are not as good as the regular sailors raised by the imperial court, ordnance equipment, personnel supplies, etc., ......"

Li Jingheng retorted: "Father, the reason is very simple. If the ability of the Dongting water bandits is not even comparable to that of the Jingxiang Water Division, then why did the Hou Ye let them form a navy? How good would it be to directly reorganize the Jingxiang Naval Division into a future navy? Why bother to co-opt a bunch of water thieves? ”

Forehead......

This one......

Li Daozong and Li Junxian glanced at each other, and laughed at the same time, "That's true, but it's messed up if we care." ”

"If they can't survive under the encirclement and suppression of Jingxiang Water Division, hehe, then there is really no value in rescuing."

After thinking about it, Li Daozong decided: "In this way, the plan will remain the same, the eight hundred miles will be expedited and the situation in the vicinity will also be investigated." But our main task is to change it to protect the safety of the Hou Ye and the little princess. Da Lang, you take someone to find that Vice General Liu, ask him for a small boat, and use the excuse of looking for Yan'er to go back and forth to both sides of the Yangtze River every day, and look for Hou Ye in the nearby city. ”

"If we can find Hou Ye, then we can follow Hou Ye's arrangement."

Li Junxian praised: "Brilliant plan! In this way, the information can be transmitted under the nose of Jing Xiangshui. ”

Li Daozong waved his hand and smiled: "Hehe, it's a pity, Jing Xiangshui Master has been able to run rampant for many years, then Xu Datong is not a fool, we don't have much time, or he will be suspicious again in a few days." General Li, you pretend to be Jing Heng's escort to cross the river and tell Hou Ye that we have limited time, so let him make a decision as soon as possible. ”

That Liu Xi returned to the camp of the sailor and reported to Xu Datong, the commander of the sailor, Xu Datong also believed most of it, and there was a false alarm, it turned out that the blockade of the river bank hindered Li Daozong's affairs, so it was not surprising that he camped on the spot.

"In this way, you have been serving Li Daozong with some thought in the past few days. Send his daughter and son-in-law over as soon as possible, so that they can leave Jingxiang as soon as possible. Only by sending away this passing god can we do great things with peace of mind. Otherwise, there are many dreams at night, and once Li Daozong finds out the clues, it will be very unfavorable to us. Xu Datong instructed.

Liu Xi comforted: "Commander, it shouldn't be." That Li Daozong is good to you in his words, and he is very grateful to our escort. Besides, the entire Jingxiang is our territory, and it is also a legitimate duty to suppress bandits, although he is said to be the prince, but he also leads the criminal department, does not belong to the military department, and does not dare to meddle in local military affairs casually. ”

Xu Datong shook his head and said: "No, we don't have a handle on banditry, even if we block the river for a month, we can perfunctory with the imperial court." But don't forget, we also arrested Wei Zheng, the imperial court, once Li Daozong found out about this, hehe, we instantly became a rebel, he doesn't care about the authority of the criminal department and the military department, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, the three thousand soldiers and horses under his command are personally approved by the emperor, and they can send troops to quell the chaos at any time. ”

Hiss......

Liu Xi was scared into a cold sweat, then, what should I do now?

Xu Datong glanced at him, "You give me a snack, not only to serve them well, but also to monitor them at any time, don't let them explore and move around at will, I will add fire to Dongting Lake here, and destroy this gang of bandits as soon as possible, and we will be fine." ”